Labour calls parliamentary vote on badger cull

The Labour Party has announced it will table an Opposition Day debate on the government’s plans for a badger cull next Wednesday (5 June).

Announcing the move, Mary Creagh MP, Labour’s shadow environment secretary said: “The Tory-led government are pressing ahead with the free shooting of badgers despite leading scientists warning against this ‘untested and risky approach’.

“A cull would be bad for badgers, bad for farmers and bad for taxpayers. The taxpayer will pay policing costs of £4m for just two areas, while the cull will spread bovine TB in the next two years as the shooting displaces badgers.”

Ms Creagh added: “Labour is calling a vote on the cull next Wednesday and we will be working with MPs from all parties to stop this crazy scheme.